Dow Chemical Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great Benefits and atmosphere. Great place to work

Cons – Long hours in front of computers

Former Employee – worked at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good pay, lots of continuing education opportunities, flexibility, good benefits.

Cons – politics, not much room for advancement if hired in administrative roles.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Global company with opportunities for professional growth.

Cons – Pay scale is at lower end for similar job in other companies.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than a year

Pros – the company pay is very good and competitive

Cons – location is a major con

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical as an intern for less than a year

Pros – This internship as a software developer is at a research park in a university. Very flexible hours and a relaxed working environment makes for a great place to work when you're also dealing with classes.

Cons – Pay is lower than other places but the flexibility is bar none.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – excellent work life balance
excellent benefits
excellent opportunity for growth / development if you are willing to relocate

Cons – too political - too many people trying to make a name for themselves and not making the best choices for the company
too siloed - too many worker bees that do not see the power of individual thought
takes too long to make positive changes

Advice to Senior Management – While processes are valued, they are often too complex, or implemented to document metrics that do not add value to the bottom line. Get employees to makes decisions as if it were their company. Become a big company that thinks like a small company with a quick bias for action.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Opportunities to have many roles, but none seem to come with any type of Pay promotion

Cons – Does not have competitive pay for industry experience

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical

Pros – Relative good work/life balance for research work

Cons – No focus on career development, and not very care about people management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Diverse career opportunities for employees

Cons – Large organization and many work processes

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good Work process, good leaning environment, straight forward Employee development plan

Cons – Work process can be cumbersome

Advice to Senior Management – Continue tomReward best performers. Encourage and Foster positive culture in the work place

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend